Marc Grossman

Is Peace With the Taliban Possible?

Jayshree Bajoria | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Afghan Peace Talks, Taliban, Qatar, Taliban Talks, Afghanistan, Afghan Taliban, Marc Grossman, Afghanistan War, Pakistan, 9/11, World News
Jayshree Bajoria

Taliban peace talks are riddled with challenges: the Taliban has sought the release of at least five senior Taliban leaders from the Guantanamo Bay prison and poor Afghan governance continues to undermine a lasting solution.

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Haqqani Network Leader Reportedly Killed In U.S. Drone Strike In Pakistan

AP | RASOOL DAWAR | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Drone Attacks, Haqqani, Drone Strike, Terrorism, Pakistan, Marc Grossman, Marc Grossman Pakistan Visit, Drone Haqqani, Haqqani Network, Drones, World News

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — American drone-fired missiles killed a ranking member of the militant Haqqani network on Thursday in northwestern Pakistan,...

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Analysts: Afghan Taliban, Al Qaeda May Rethink Ties

AP | By DEB RIECHMANN | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: Jordan, Central Intelligence Agency, Osama Bin Laden Death, War in Afghanistan, Taliban, Haqqani Network, United Arab Emirates, Nato, Saudi Arabia, Marc Grossman, Kunar Province, Syria, Abbottabad Compound, Hamid Karzai, Osama Bin Laden Dead, Yemen, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Navy SEAL, David Petraeus, Abu Hafs Al-Najdi, Osama Bin Laden Killed, Quetta Shura, Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden, Afghanistan War, Cia, Abbottabad, Pakistani Taliban, Hillary Clinton, Mullah Mohammad Omar, Leon Panetta, Ayman Al-Zawahri, Afghan Taliban, Ahmed Wali Karzai, World News

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Now that Osama bin Laden is dead, some analysts are speculating that al-Qaeda and its Afghan Taliban allies could go their separ...

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Sources Reveal Obama's Top Choice For Key Afghanistan Post

AP | Posted 06.26.2011

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, Pakistan, George Bush School of Government and Public Service, David Petraeus, Afghanistan Withdrawal, Admiral Mike Mullen, Mike Mullen, Iran, Texas a&M, Taliban, Qatar, Texas a&m George Bush School of Government and Public Service, Afghanistan Withdrawal Timetable, John Allen, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, Karl Eikenberry, David Rodriguez, Robert Gates, Cia, Egypt, Nato, Marc Grossman, Baghdad, Ryan Crocker, James Cartwright, Iraq, Leon Panetta, US-Ambassador-to-Afghanistan, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is likely to name seasoned diplomat Ryan Crocker as the next U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, several sources told...

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New U.S. Afghanistan-Pakistan Rep Is Head Firefighter And Head Gardener

Nancy Birdsall | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Development, Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, Marc Grossman, John Kerry, Richard Lugar, World News
Nancy Birdsall

Marc Grossman has courageously agreed to take up what has been called "the worst job in the world" -- special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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Clinton Taps New Envoy To Afghanistan, Pakistan

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Middle East, Foreign Affairs, Pakistan, Marc Grossman, Richard Holbrooke, Afghanistan, Hillary Clinton, US Envoy to Afghanistan Pakistan, US Secretary of State, World News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has chosen retired diplomat Marc Grossman to replace the late Richard Holbrooke as the Un...

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FBI Whistleblower: Hastert, Burton, Blunt, Other Members of Congress 'Bribed, Blackmailed'

Brad Friedman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Douglas Feith, Turkey, Valerie Plame Wilson, Lobbyists, Roy Blunt, Ohio, State Secrets, Sibel Edmonds, Dan Burton, Fbi, Valerie Plame, Blackmail, Tom Lantos, Bribery, Armenian Genocide, Dennis Hastert, Paul Wolfowitz, Whistleblowers, Nuclear Weapons, National Security, State Secrets Privilege, Marc Grossman, Stephen Solarz, Jean Schmidt, FBI Surveillance, Politics News
Brad Friedman

The broad criminal conspiracy is said to have resulted in, among other things, the sale of nuclear weapons technology to black market interests including Pakistan, Iran, North Korea, Libya and others.

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Formerly-'Gagged' FBI Whistleblower Details Congressional Blackmail, Bribery, Espionage, Corruption in Remarkable Videotaped Deposition

Brad Friedman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Douglas Feith, House of Representatives, Turkey, Valerie Plame Wilson, Roy Blunt, State Secrets, Dan Burton, Sibel Edmonds, Fbi, Blackmail, Valerie Plame, Justice Department, Armenian Genocide, State Department, Dennis Hastert, Paul Wolfowitz, Whistleblowers, National Security, State Secrets Privilege, Marc Grossman, Stephen Solarz, Nuclear Proliferation, Jean Schmidt, Politics News
Brad Friedman

Just over two weeks ago, FBI translator-turned-whistleblower Sibel Edmonds was finally allowed to speak about much of what the Bush Administration spent years trying to keep her from discussing publicly.

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Members Are So Glad It's Looking Like Obama at GLAAD Happy Hour

Carol Anne Burger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: LGBT Obama, Obama Gay Support, Alan Roach, Florida Amendment 2, Wilton Manors, Defense of Marriage Act, LGBT McCain, Alma Arauz, Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, LGBT Support Obama, Florida GLAAD, Amendment 2, Georgie's Alibi, Rich Ferraro, Glaad, Marc Grossman, LGBT Election 2008, Doma, Michael Douglas, Home News
Carol Anne Burger

GLAAD, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation held its second annual TGIF South Florida Friday evening happy hour event series at Georgie's A...

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